By Baptist Message staff SLIDELL, La. (LBM) – A line of powerful storms knocked out power to thousands and produced several possible tornadoes that caused significant damage in parts of potential tornadoes in the state, April 9-10. First Baptist Church, Slidell, lost some of its gymnasium roof after a tornado came through the back of the church, Pastor Casey Stark said. “A tornado touched down on the back of our property causing roof damage and significantly damaged the surrounding neighborhoods,” Stark told the Baptist Message. “We are working to get disaster relief efforts up and running in our neighborhoods.” The Slidell Police Department posted a video that showed extensive damage to businesses, apartment complexes and other buildings in south Slidell. Officers and other first responders also rescued individuals in areas that took on high water. Multiple injuries were reported. Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief Strategist Stan Statham said teams would be deployed soon to assess damage in Slidell and Lake Charles. In many communities of the state, high waters flooded streets and knocked out power. More than 135,000 customers were in the dark as of 2 p.m. on April 10, according to poweroutage.us The storms … [Read more...]